James Thomas Patterson, former Representative for Connecticut's 5th Congressional District

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James Thomas Patterson </h1> <p> Former Representative for Connecticut’s 5<sup>th</sup> District </p> </div> <div class="action-row clearfix"> </div> <div class="row group"> <div id="track_panel_base" class="col-sm-8 col-md-6"> <div style="margin: .5em 0 1em 0"> <p> Patterson was the representative for <a href="/congress/members/CT">Connecticut</a>’s 5<sup>th</sup> congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1947 to 1958. </p> </div> <div id="seealso-links" style="margin-bottom: 30px;"> <span> <a href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000119" target="_blank"><i class="fa-solid fa-user" style="margin-right: 7px"></i>Bioguide</a> </span> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="aside col-sm-4 col-md-3"> <div id="event_subscribe_inline_container"> </div> <div class="photo" style="margin-bottom: 10px"> <img src="/static/legislator-photos/408527-200px.jpeg" alt="Photo of Rep. 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Choose from the options above to find the right way to contact Patterson.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="member-details"> <div class="ads footer leaderboard" data-zone="footer"> <div class="explainer">(<a href="/advertising">About Ads</a> | <a href="/accounts/membership">Hide These Ads</a>)</div> </div> <section id="voting-record"> <h2><span>Voting Record</span></h2> <h3>Missed Votes</h3> <p>From Jan 1947 to Aug 1958, Patterson missed 21 of 1,108 roll call votes, which is 1.9%. This is on par with the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Aug 1958. The chart below reports missed votes over time.</p> <p><i> We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office. </i></p> <div id="voting_record_chart"> </div> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: .5em; font-size: 90%;"><a href="#" onclick="$('#missedvotestable').slideDown(); $(this).hide(); return false;">Show the numbers...</a></p> <table id="missedvotestable" style="display: none"> <tr> <th>Time Period</th> <th>Votes Eligible</th> <th>Missed Votes</th> <th>Percent</th> <th>Percentile</th> </tr> <tr><td title="80th Congress, 1947, House, Q1"> 1947 Jan-Mar </td> <td style="text-align: center">24</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="80th Congress, 1947, House, Q2"> 1947 Apr-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">32</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">3.1%</td> <td style="text-align: center">49<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="80th Congress, 1947, House, Q3"> 1947 Jul-Jul </td> <td style="text-align: center">22</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">4.5%</td> <td style="text-align: center">79<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="80th Congress, 1947, House, Q4"> 1947 Nov-Dec </td> <td style="text-align: center">6</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">16.7%</td> <td style="text-align: center">85<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="80th Congress, 1948, House, Q1"> 1948 Jan-Mar </td> <td style="text-align: center">21</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="80th Congress, 1948, House, Q2"> 1948 Apr-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">54</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">1.9%</td> <td style="text-align: center">39<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="80th Congress, 1948, House, Q3"> 1948 Aug-Aug </td> <td style="text-align: center">4</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="81st Congress, 1949, House, Q1"> 1949 Jan-Mar </td> <td style="text-align: center">35</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="81st Congress, 1949, House, Q2"> 1949 Apr-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">27</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">3.7%</td> <td style="text-align: center">62<sup>nd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="81st Congress, 1949, House, Q3"> 1949 Jul-Sep </td> <td style="text-align: center">43</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">2.3%</td> <td style="text-align: center">44<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="81st Congress, 1949, House, Q4"> 1949 Oct-Oct </td> <td style="text-align: center">16</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="81st Congress, 1950, House, Q1"> 1950 Jan-Mar </td> <td style="text-align: center">54</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">1.9%</td> <td style="text-align: center">40<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="81st Congress, 1950, House, Q2"> 1950 Apr-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">30</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="81st Congress, 1950, House, Q3"> 1950 Jul-Sep </td> <td style="text-align: center">59</td> <td style="text-align: center">4</td> <td style="text-align: center">6.8%</td> <td style="text-align: center">84<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="81st Congress, 1950, House, Q4"> 1950 Dec-Dec </td> <td style="text-align: center">7</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="81st Congress, 1950, House, Q5"> 1951 Jan-Jan 81st Congress </td> <td style="text-align: center">4</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="82nd Congress, 1951, House, Q1"> 1951 Jan-Mar </td> <td style="text-align: center">12</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="82nd Congress, 1951, House, Q2"> 1951 Apr-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">40</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="82nd Congress, 1951, House, Q3"> 1951 Jul-Sep </td> <td style="text-align: center">39</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="82nd Congress, 1951, House, Q4"> 1951 Oct-Oct </td> <td style="text-align: center">18</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">5.6%</td> <td style="text-align: center">66<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="82nd Congress, 1952, House, Q1"> 1952 Jan-Mar </td> <td style="text-align: center">22</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">4.5%</td> <td style="text-align: center">60<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="82nd Congress, 1952, House, Q2"> 1952 Apr-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">40</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="82nd Congress, 1952, House, Q3"> 1952 Jul-Jul </td> <td style="text-align: center">10</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="83rd Congress, 1953, House, Q1"> 1953 Jan-Mar </td> <td style="text-align: center">13</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="83rd Congress, 1953, House, Q2"> 1953 Apr-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">28</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="83rd Congress, 1953, House, Q3"> 1953 Jul-Aug </td> <td style="text-align: center">30</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="83rd Congress, 1954, House, Q1"> 1954 Jan-Mar </td> <td style="text-align: center">14</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">7.1%</td> <td style="text-align: center">80<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="83rd Congress, 1954, House, Q2"> 1954 Apr-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">24</td> <td style="text-align: center">2</td> <td style="text-align: center">8.3%</td> <td style="text-align: center">78<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="83rd Congress, 1954, House, Q3"> 1954 Jul-Aug </td> <td style="text-align: center">38</td> <td style="text-align: center">2</td> <td style="text-align: center">5.3%</td> <td style="text-align: center">83<sup>rd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="84th Congress, 1955, House, Q1"> 1955 Jan-Mar </td> <td style="text-align: center">21</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="84th Congress, 1955, House, Q2"> 1955 Apr-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">36</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">2.8%</td> <td style="text-align: center">64<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="84th Congress, 1955, House, Q3"> 1955 Jul-Aug </td> <td style="text-align: center">19</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="84th Congress, 1956, House, Q1"> 1956 Jan-Mar </td> <td style="text-align: center">12</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="84th Congress, 1956, House, Q2"> 1956 Apr-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">30</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="84th Congress, 1956, House, Q3"> 1956 Jul-Jul </td> <td style="text-align: center">31</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="85th Congress, 1957, House, Q1"> 1957 Jan-Mar </td> <td style="text-align: center">12</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="85th Congress, 1957, House, Q2"> 1957 Apr-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">36</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="85th Congress, 1957, House, Q3"> 1957 Jul-Aug </td> <td style="text-align: center">52</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="85th Congress, 1958, House, Q1"> 1958 Jan-Mar </td> <td style="text-align: center">21</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">4.8%</td> <td style="text-align: center">64<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="85th Congress, 1958, House, Q2"> 1958 Apr-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">32</td> <td style="text-align: center">0</td> <td style="text-align: center">0.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="85th Congress, 1958, House, Q3"> 1958 Jul-Aug </td> <td style="text-align: center">40</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">2.5%</td> <td style="text-align: center">55<sup>th</sup></td></tr> </table>  </section> <section> <h2><span>Primary Sources</span></h2> <p>The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:</p> <ul style="list-style: none; padding: 0;"> <li><a href="https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators">unitedstates/congress-legislators</a>, a community project gathering congressional information</li> <li><a href="http://voteview.com/dwnl.htm">United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990</a> by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole. </li> <li>Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000</li> <li><a href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=p000119">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a> for the photo</li> </ul> </section> </div> <div id="pronunciation_modal" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="pronunciationModalTitle" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title" id="pronunciationModalTitle">Pronunciation Guide</h2> <button type="button" class="btn-close btn-close-white" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <center> <p>James Thomas Patterson is pronounced:</p> <p style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;"></p> <p>The letters stand for sounds according to the following table:</p> <p>Capital letters indicate a stressed syllable.</p> </center> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <nav class="col-6 col-md-2"> <ul> <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/about">About GovTrack</a></li> <li><a href="/about-our-data">About the Data</a></li> <li><a href="/contact">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="/legal">Privacy & Legal</a></li> </ul> </nav> <nav class="col-6 col-md-2"> <ul> <li><a href="/posts/news"><i class="fas fa-list fa-fw"></i>Site News</a></li> <li><a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.social/@GovTrack"><i class="fab fa-mastodon fa-fw"></i>Mastodon</a></li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/govtrack.us"><i class="fab fa-bluesky fa-fw"></i>Bluesky</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/govtrack"><i class="fas fa-dollar-sign fa-fw"></i><span>Patreon</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/govtrack"><i class="fab fa-github fa-fw"></i><span>GitHub</span></a></li> </ul> </nav> <section class="col-12 col-md-8"> <p>GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. 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